Decarthron

Decarthron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Supertribe:	Goniaceritae
Tribe:	Brachyglutini
Genus:	Decarthron Brendel, 1865

Decarthron is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 20 described species in Decarthron. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These 25 species belong to the genus Decarthron:

• Decarthron abnorme (LeConte, 1849)
• Decarthron anneae Park, 1958
• Decarthron brendeli Casey, 1887
• Decarthron brundeli Casey
• Decarthron defectum Park, 1958
• Decarthron discolor Brendel, 1890
• Decarthron exiguum Notman, 1920
• Decarthron exsectum Brendel, 1865
• Decarthron formiceti (LeConte, 1849)
• Decarthron howdeni Park, 1956
• Decarthron inusitatum Park, 1958
• Decarthron justum Park, 1958
• Decarthron laurenticum Casey, 1897
• Decarthron longulum (LeConte, 1849)
• Decarthron marinum Brendel, 1893
• Decarthron mimicum Park, 1958
• Decarthron nigrocavum Park, 1958
• Decarthron reciprocum Park, 1958
• Decarthron rostratum Park, 1958
• Decarthron scarificatum Brendel, 1893
• Decarthron setosum Bowman, 1934
• Decarthron snowi Park, 1958
• Decarthron stigmosum Brendel, 1865
• Decarthron varicum Park, 1958
• Decarthron velutinum (LeConte, 1849)

References

1. "Decarthron Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Decarthron". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Decarthron genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651 . PMC   3392188 . PMID   22792029.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-29685-5.